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Elke Sommer Biography

Elke Sommer is a famous German actress. She appeared in multiple films in her heyday throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including roles in The Pink Panther sequel A Shot in the Dark (1964), Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None (1974), Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966), the Bob Hope comedy Boy, and the British Carry On series in Carry On Behind (1975).

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10 Quick Facts About Elke Sommer

1. Name: Elke Sommer
2. Age: 82 Years (2022)
3. Birthday: 5 November
4. Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
5. Height: 5 feet 7 inches (170 cm)
6. Nationality: German
7. Occupation: Actress
8. Marital Status: Married
9. Salary: To be updated
10. Net worth: $20 million

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Elke Sommer Age

Sommer is 82 years old as of 2022, she was born on 5 November 1940, in Spandau, Berlin, Germany. She celebrates her birthday on 5 November every year and her birth sign is Scorpio.

Elke Sommer Height

Sommer stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches (170 cm) tall.

Elke Sommer Weight

Sommer weighs 56 kg (123 lbs). 

Elke Sommer Education

Sommer studied at a university-preparatory high school. She then excelled in her college entrance exam. Subsequently, she moved to the UK to work as an au pair in order to make a living and perfect her English. She furthermore obtained some training as an interpreter.

Elke Sommer Family

Sommer was born in Berlin to her father, Baron Peter von Schletz, a Lutheran minister, and her mother, Renata, née Topp. In the Second World War (in 1942), the family was vacated to Niederndorf, a village near Erlangen, a small university town in Franconia.

Elke Sommer Siblings

Sommer was the only child of Renata Topp and Peter Schletz, who descended from one of the oldest noble lineages in Germany. 

Elke Sommer Husband

Sommer is married to her beloved husband, Wolf Walther. The couple did their wedding on 29 August 1993 in Franconia. Her husband is eight years younger than her and the managing director of a luxury hotel, Essex House in New York City. In an interview in 2014, Sommer described how she and Walther met:

”I was in New York City starring in Tamara and had to stay there for four months. So, I had to find an apartment but they were excruciatingly expensive, tiny, and loud. As I knew the managing director of the Essex House, I wanted to talk to him about renting a room but the hotel had a new managing director, a man by the name of Wolf Walther…

So we met. For him, it was love at first sight. For me, it took a little longer, but not much longer. As you may know, Tamara is a play in which the audience follows the actor of their choice, and as you may also know, my husband is 6’5″ and hard to miss. I saw him every night in the audience, following me. Every night. And that was the beginning of the greatest love story of my life, still unfolding and getting better by the day”

Previously in 1964, Sommer was married to Hollywood columnist Joe Hyams (1923–2008), who was 17 years her senior, in Las Vegas. They subsequently divorced, and she met Wolf Walther,

Elke Sommer Children

Sommer has not disclosed whether in the course of her if she has been blessed with a kid. We will update this section once the information is available.

Elke Sommer Net Worth

Sommer has an estimated net worth of $20 million dollars as of 2022. This includes her assets, money, and income. Her primary source of income is her career as an Actress. Through her various sources of income, she has been able to accumulate good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.

Elke Sommer Measurements and Facts

Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Sommer.

Elke Sommer Wiki

• Full Names: Elke Sommer
• Popular As: German actress
• Gender: Female
• Occupation / Profession: Actress
• Nationality: German
• Race / Ethnicity: White
• Religion: Christianity
• Sexual Orientation: Straight

Elke Sommer Birthday

• Age: 82 Years (2022)
• Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
• Date of Birth: 5 November 1940
• Place of Birth: Spandau, Berlin, Germany
• Birthday: 5 November

Elke Sommer Body Measurements

• Height / How Tall?: 5 feet 7 inches (170 cm)
• Weight: 56 kg (123 lbs)
• Eye Color: Blue
• Hair Color: Blonde
• Shoe Size: 9 (US)
• Dress Size: 6 US
• Breast Size: 35 Inches
• Waist Size: 22 Inches
• Hip Size: 35 Inches

Elke Sommer Family and Relationship

• Father (Dad): Baron Peter von Schletz
• Mother: Renata, née Topp
• Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): Not Known
• Marital Status: Married
• Husband/ Spouse: Wolf Walther
• Children: Not Known

Elke Sommer Net Worth and Salary

• Net Worth: $20 million
• Salary: Not Known
• Source of Income: Actress

Elke Sommer Career

Sommer was discovered by film director Vittorio De Sica while on holiday in Italy, and she started appearing in films there in 1958. Again that year, she switched her surname from Schletz to Sommer. She shortly became a sex symbol and moved to Hollywood in the early 1960s. Sommer became one of the more famous pin-up girls of the time, posing for pictorials in the September 1964 and December 1967 issues of Playboy magazine.

Sommer evolved into one of the top film actresses of the 1960s. She made 99 film and television appearances from 1959 to 2005, including A Shot in the Dark (1964) with Peter Sellers, the Bulldog Drummond extravaganza Deadlier Than the Male (1966), The Oscar (1966) with Stephen Boyd, Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966) with Bob Hope, The Art of Love (1965) with James Garner and Dick Van Dyke,…

The Wrecking Crew (1968) with Dean Martin, and The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz (1968); in each of these films she was the greatest lady. She bested a Golden Globe award as Most Promising Newcomer Actress for The Prize in 1964, a film in which she co-starred with Paul Newman and Edward G. Robinson.

A regular guest on television, Sommer sang and partook in comedy sketches on episodes of The Dean Martin Show and on Bob Hope specials, made 10 appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and was a panelist on the Hollywood Squares game show many times between 1973 and 1980, when Peter Marshall was its host.

Sommer’s films during the 1970s comprised the thriller Zeppelin, in which she co-starred with Michael York, and a 1974 remake of Agatha Christie’s murder mystery Ten Little Indians. She starred in two Italian horror films directed by Mario Bava: Baron Blood and Lisa and the Devil in 1972. The latter was re-edited to make a distinct film titled House of Exorcism.

Sommer returned to Italy to perform in additional scenes for Lisa and the Devil, which its producer inserted into the film to convert it to House of Exorcism against the wishes of the director. In 1975, Peter Rogers cast her in the British comedy Carry On Behind as the Russian Professor Vrooshka. She became the Carry On films’ joint highest-paid performer, at £30,000; this was an honor that she transferred with Phil Silvers (who starred in Follow That Camel).

The majority of her movie work during the decade came in European films. After the 1979 comedy, The Prisoner of Zenda, which reunited her with Sellers, the actress did practically no more acting in Hollywood films, focusing more on her artwork. Sommer likewise performed as a singer, recording and releasing several albums.

Elke Sommer Movies

• A Shot in the Dark 1964
• Deadlier Than the Male 1967
• The Wrecking Crew 1968
• Lisa and the Devil 1973
• Zeppelin 1971

• The Prize 1963
• The House of Exorcism 1975
• Baron Blood 1972
• Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! 1966
• Carry On Behind 1975

• Among Vultures 1964
• The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz 1968
• They Came to Rob Las Vegas 1968
• The Art of Love 1965
• The Oscar 1966

• The Money Trap 1965
• Percy 1971
• Trip to Vienna 1973
• Percy’s Progress 1974
• Douce violence 1962

• And Then There Were None 1974
• Daniella by Night 1961
• The Invincible Six 1970
• Das Totenschiff 1959
• The Venetian Affair 1967

• A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square 1979
• The Prisoner of Zenda 1979
• The Peking Medallion 1967
• Don’t Bother to Knock 1961
• The Pink Panther 1963

• One or the Other of Us 1974
• Femmine di lusso 1960
• The Dolls 1965
• The Victors 1963
• Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna 1986

• Invisible Strangler 1984
• The Swiss Conspiracy 1976
• Café Oriental 1962
• Flashback 2000
• Le Chien

• I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses 1978
• Lily in Love 1984
• The Double McGuffin 1979
• Howlers of the Dock 1960
• The Man in Pyjamas 1981

• No One Cries Forever 1984
• Severed Ties 1992
• The Day It Rained 1959

• Death Stone 1987
• Life Is Too Long 2010
• Alles nur Tarnung 1996

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